Spin? What spin? The Mets played horribly on this homestand. \u00a0At least there is nowhere to go but up!\u00a0 All teams play with a long season with peaks and valleys.\u00a0 The Mets have started out in the valley, but I’m not, and neither is anyone else, going to be able to give them a fair evaluation until they’ve had a peak to compliment it.\u00a0 If they counter the 4-9 start with a 10-2 stretch, it puts them in a completely different stage than if their pinnacle is a 8-4 stretch.\u00a0\u00a0The adage is you’re never as bad as you look when you’re losing and never as good as you look when you’re winning.\u00a0 \u00a0It might be smart to give them more than 8% of the season\u00a0before we go insane trying to quantify the team.<\/p>\n
So take solace that any ten, or 13,\u00a0game stretch does not make or break a season, and definitely not one in April.<\/p>\n
The Mets cannot play this badly all season, the pitchers will get better, will settle in.<\/p>\n
The offense has actually looked pretty good for the most part. \u00a0Willie Harris mostly stinks, and Brad Emaus hasn’t really shown much, but Daniel Murphy has and Jason Bay will be back in a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n
It’s a long season, with many ups and downs. \u00a0So we started on a bit of a downer, but that doesn’t mean their aren’t peaks ahead. \u00a0What’s that quote from Fight Club?<\/p>\n
“It’s\u00a0only<\/em> after\u00a0you<\/em>‘ve lost everything<\/em> that\u00a0you<\/em>‘re free to do anything.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now hopefully the Mets can stop playing like they’re sleepwalking through the game and generate some wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spin? What spin? The Mets played horribly on this homestand. \u00a0At least there is nowhere to go but up!\u00a0 All teams play with a long season with peaks and valleys.\u00a0 The Mets have started out in the valley, but I’m not, and neither is anyone else, going to be able to give them a fair … <\/p>\n